Brilliant Shadows - An Adventure/Romance Visual Novel
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Brilliant Shadows is the tale of two best friends, a necromancer and a paladin, who knew they were destined to be together... right?
Backers: 355
Average Pledge Per Backer: $10
Funded: $3,562 of $400
Dates: Apr 17th -> May 18th (31 days)
Project By: Christopher "Michael" Hall
Backers: 355
Average Pledge Per Backer: $10
Funded: $3,562 of $400
Dates: Apr 17th -> May 18th (31 days)
Project By: Christopher "Michael" Hall
$3,562
current pledge level
Last Updated: May 18 @ 19:30 -0400 GMT
890%
of goal
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Latest News
Successfully Kickstarted (and then some!) 
May 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow, we are overwhelmed by how many folks ended up supporting Brilliant Shadows! We jumped from 250 sometime yesterday to 355 today during the final hours. It's been a roller coaster ride of excitement, but seeing the game successfully Kickstarted... (Read More)
The Final Hours
May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
So the Kickstarter has exploded pretty wildly for this last bit!We've gone ahead and ordered a few more songs for the soundtrack because of this. :3 We'd like to take a moment to thank everyone for their support! We're going to try to make the game... (Read More)
Staff pick!
May 15th - via: kickstarter.com
We're totally stoked to have gotten a Staff Pick for Brilliant Shadows! With all of this unexpected attention on the game, now more than ever, we're going to try our best to polish the game until it has a Brilliant shine. The writing for the evil... (Read More)
Cg teasers, a side char slot and a fun game!
May 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Work on the art book has begun! What fun. Here's a little teaser of some various CGs from the game, either done or in progress! As well as a few character concepts that are being worked on, some of which are side characters from the Master and Grand... (Read More)
A few Belinda lines and Melancholy Republic
May 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Here are a few lines from Belinda, who is being voiced by Jane Redd! redasatomato_Belinda_clip.ogg Also take a look at Melancholy Republic, another story driven game featuring a strong female lead! They already have 265 backers and are pretty... (Read More)
Adding two stretch goals
May 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We went ahead and added some rather gargantuan stretch goals that would essentially mean another game entirely. It would indeed be a fun diversion! $5,000 - The Rest of the Story Follow along with major side characters during the story of... (Read More)
Full voice acting reached!
May 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Full voice acting goal reached! We here at Ithaqua Labs are totally stoked to work with some crazily talented voice actors in order to help bring the characters from Brilliant Shadows to life. That being said, we don't know what we want to aim for,... (Read More)
A voice clip for Ash!
May 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
We're inching closer to the next stretch goal for full voice acting! I'm super excited to post a teaser of Ash's voice, who will be played by the talented Mel Gorsha. Mel_Ash_2.wav (Read More)
Over 100 pledges!
May 1st - via: kickstarter.com
It's super exciting to see that we have over 100 pledges on the project right now! :3Showing more impressive paintings from the story is a bit difficult to do as the vast majority of them contain huge spoilers. So in the mean time, have some GUI... (Read More)
Partial Voice Acting Unlocked!
April 28th - via: kickstarter.com
We are super stoked to announce that we have hit the $1,300 mark which means that the main scenes for the game will be voiced.We feel that voices bring so much life to a story!That being said, it will delay the game by up to 2 months to give us time... (Read More)
Belinda sprite update - getting close to partial voice acting!
April 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Looks like we're getting pretty close to partial voice acting! Hopefully I'll have some more to update on that front soon. In the mean time I'm working on a few revamps for the game, including an updated sprite for Belinda! (Read More)
$1000 Stretch Goal Unlocked! Cute/Sexy unlock-able character portraits
April 24th - via: kickstarter.com
So we've reached our second stretch goal at $1000! How exciting to see some more fun art added to the game. For our next goals we have decided to try for voice acting! This is an expensive step so the goals are pretty substantial, but we feel that... (Read More)
$850 Stretch Goal unlocked! Evil route being added
April 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Huzzah! while sleeping (The studio generally works nights) we appear to have hit the first stretch goal! Nyo has already started working on the new content. Coming up for slot two is: $1000 - An Unguarded MomentCute and/or sexy portrait unlocks for... (Read More)
So close to the first Stretch Goal!
April 24th - via: kickstarter.com
We're not even $30 away from the first Stretch Goal which will add an Evil route to the game. I'm considering what to make the second goal! In the mean time, have a painting (CG) work in progress shot of Ash! :3 (Read More)
Added a $50 Poster Tier
April 21st - via: kickstarter.com
I've added an extra tier of rewards to the project. For $50 you will get a 24" x 36" poster featuring the main cast of Brilliant Shadows. If at least 25 people get this tier I will upgrade it from a poster to a Wall Scroll for free. Shipping will be... (Read More)
Added a FAQ
April 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Do to some repeated questions hitting the project, I've gone ahead and made a FAQ with some more info about the game. (Read More)
Brilliant Shadows Casts a Light on Balance
April 21st - via: cliqist.com
Brilliant Shadows is a fantasy visual novel where magic users from two schools (necromancers and paladins) are joined together to represent balance. (Read More)
FUNDEEED!
April 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Huzzah! we've reached our goal at a whopping 127% funding. And after so little time! A big thanks to Dawn and Serena for grabbing those character slots.How exciting!I figured that it was time to start drawing up some stretch goals? $850 - "It's... (Read More)
Getting there!
April 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Looks like we're over 60% funded! Here's an early concept for a character that may or may not appear in the final version. (Read More)
Steam Greenlight is live!
April 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Check out our Stream Greenlight and give us a thumbs up!Already at 24% funding, you guys rock! As I write this we are now 27% funded! O: (Read More)
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